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Child Poverty in
Minnesota

Minnesota's child poverty rate is 10.2% across 87 counties, meaning 130K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

10.2%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

130K

Children in poverty

9.2%

All-ages poverty

$85,070

Median income

Minnesota by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Minnesota. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Minnesota at a glance

Children in poverty

130K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

10.2%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

9.7%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

9.2%

Entire population

Concentration

1.11×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$85,070

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 87 counties in Minnesota.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Mahnomen County 27.1%
  2. 2 Cass County 20.7%
  3. 3 Chippewa County 20.1%
  4. 4 Beltrami County 19.6%
  5. 5 Clearwater County 18.4%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Carver County 3.8%
  2. 2 Wright County 4.8%
  3. 3 Washington County 5.2%
  4. 4 Scott County 5.7%
  5. 5 Chisago County 5.8%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Hennepin County 30K
  2. 2 Ramsey County 18K
  3. 3 Dakota County 7K
  4. 4 Anoka County 7K
  5. 5 Stearns County 5K

Every county in Minnesota

All 87 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Aitkin County 16.1% 14.6% 12.1% 1.33× 380 $59,844
Anoka County 7.6% 7.1% 6.5% 1.17× 6,599 $96,661
Becker County 14.6% 13.1% 11.8% 1.24× 1,160 $71,719
Beltrami County 19.6% 17.9% 17.1% 1.15× 2,182 $65,855
Benton County 14.0% 13.6% 13.7% 1.02× 1,428 $74,677
Big Stone County 14.5% 14.4% 11.8% 1.23× 159 $62,245
Blue Earth County 10.6% 9.1% 14.3% 0.74× 1,431 $67,236
Brown County 6.8% 7.3% 8.1% 0.84× 384 $71,884
Carlton County 8.4% 7.8% 9.1% 0.92× 654 $75,512
Carver County 3.8% 3.4% 4.6% 0.83× 1,034 $129,437
Cass County 20.7% 20.0% 14.7% 1.41× 1,263 $61,490
Chippewa County 20.1% 19.2% 13.5% 1.49× 606 $75,774
Chisago County 5.8% 5.6% 5.6% 1.04× 742 $91,338
Clay County 13.0% 12.3% 13.1% 0.99× 2,070 $72,172
Clearwater County 18.4% 16.6% 13.0% 1.42× 392 $62,435
Cook County 16.3% 14.8% 10.7% 1.52× 130 $62,435
Cottonwood County 14.3% 13.2% 11.2% 1.28× 405 $63,898
Crow Wing County 10.5% 10.4% 9.2% 1.14× 1,423 $74,540
Dakota County 6.4% 6.2% 6.0% 1.07× 6,764 $100,012
Dodge County 8.4% 7.7% 7.4% 1.14× 436 $87,661
Douglas County 8.5% 8.2% 8.7% 0.98× 710 $76,508
Faribault County 13.3% 11.3% 11.3% 1.18× 392 $65,264
Fillmore County 12.2% 11.7% 9.6% 1.27× 630 $69,157
Freeborn County 12.5% 11.2% 10.5% 1.19× 810 $66,215
Goodhue County 7.2% 6.5% 7.3% 0.99× 737 $83,979
Grant County 12.2% 11.6% 10.7% 1.14× 172 $72,935
Hennepin County 11.2% 11.6% 10.1% 1.11× 29,665 $93,642
Houston County 7.2% 6.4% 7.8% 0.92× 277 $77,043
Hubbard County 13.8% 13.8% 10.7% 1.29× 618 $72,166
Isanti County 7.8% 7.4% 7.7% 1.01× 758 $85,799
Itasca County 16.1% 15.0% 12.7% 1.27× 1,419 $65,386
Jackson County 9.8% 9.5% 8.0% 1.23× 201 $72,413
Kanabec County 12.5% 12.4% 10.0% 1.25× 436 $70,384
Kandiyohi County 14.6% 14.3% 12.1% 1.21× 1,501 $69,160
Kittson County 12.4% 11.7% 9.2% 1.35× 108 $72,224
Koochiching County 15.4% 14.6% 12.4% 1.24× 309 $64,009
Lac qui Parle County 10.4% 10.9% 9.5% 1.09× 147 $67,947
Lake County 10.9% 9.8% 8.7% 1.25× 218 $71,573
Lake of the Woods County 15.2% 15.3% 10.5% 1.45× 107 $65,778
Le Sueur County 6.8% 6.5% 7.4% 0.92× 449 $78,885
Lincoln County 9.0% 8.5% 9.7% 0.93× 115 $65,021
Lyon County 10.6% 10.5% 11.2% 0.95× 698 $69,161
Mahnomen County 27.1% 24.6% 19.3% 1.40× 432 $54,177
Marshall County 9.9% 9.1% 9.1% 1.09× 197 $69,843
Martin County 15.1% 14.9% 13.2% 1.14× 676 $59,843
McLeod County 8.6% 8.5% 7.9% 1.09× 673 $75,691
Meeker County 8.2% 7.6% 8.4% 0.98× 451 $75,351
Mille Lacs County 12.8% 11.3% 10.7% 1.20× 790 $70,512
Morrison County 10.9% 10.2% 10.2% 1.07× 838 $68,639
Mower County 17.2% 16.6% 13.1% 1.31× 1,690 $66,578
Murray County 11.0% 10.6% 10.5% 1.05× 189 $74,801
Nicollet County 8.1% 7.5% 8.7% 0.93× 573 $74,482
Nobles County 13.0% 12.6% 11.3% 1.15× 799 $63,576
Norman County 13.7% 12.8% 12.3% 1.11× 199 $62,716
Olmsted County 8.6% 8.2% 8.0% 1.08× 3,319 $89,431
Otter Tail County 12.1% 11.1% 10.6% 1.14× 1,566 $69,107
Pennington County 10.6% 9.8% 10.3% 1.03× 314 $73,104
Pine County 13.6% 12.8% 11.3% 1.20× 767 $69,619
Pipestone County 12.4% 11.7% 10.3% 1.20× 307 $69,117
Polk County 11.9% 11.5% 10.7% 1.11× 864 $68,136
Pope County 8.8% 8.6% 8.7% 1.01× 216 $64,480
Ramsey County 15.1% 13.9% 11.9% 1.27× 18,212 $77,764
Red Lake County 11.4% 10.9% 9.9% 1.15× 105 $70,019
Redwood County 13.8% 13.6% 11.9% 1.16× 521 $71,012
Renville County 12.6% 12.9% 11.2% 1.13× 409 $70,098
Rice County 11.1% 10.4% 10.3% 1.08× 1,559 $81,824
Rock County 9.8% 9.2% 9.8% 1.00× 216 $71,923
Roseau County 10.2% 9.9% 9.0% 1.13× 366 $74,057
Scott County 5.7% 5.4% 5.3% 1.08× 2,249 $111,370
Sherburne County 6.3% 5.9% 5.7% 1.11× 1,617 $101,487
Sibley County 9.9% 9.3% 8.8% 1.13× 337 $76,019
St. Louis County 12.4% 11.8% 13.3% 0.93× 4,450 $67,311
Stearns County 12.1% 11.9% 11.0% 1.10× 4,508 $75,116
Steele County 9.7% 8.8% 7.8% 1.24× 857 $78,500
Stevens County 7.9% 7.3% 8.9% 0.89× 170 $74,512
Swift County 12.6% 12.2% 10.5% 1.20× 273 $69,245
Todd County 14.3% 13.0% 11.7% 1.22× 880 $60,951
Traverse County 18.0% 17.6% 13.6% 1.32× 118 $67,634
Wabasha County 7.8% 7.4% 8.1% 0.96× 360 $81,349
Wadena County 15.3% 15.1% 13.5% 1.13× 569 $55,449
Waseca County 10.2% 9.7% 9.4% 1.09× 428 $70,833
Washington County 5.2% 4.8% 5.0% 1.04× 3,373 $111,118
Watonwan County 12.3% 11.9% 10.0% 1.23× 357 $64,868
Wilkin County 10.6% 10.1% 10.1% 1.05× 148 $75,073
Winona County 11.2% 10.5% 12.1% 0.93× 941 $71,907
Wright County 4.8% 4.2% 5.4% 0.89× 1,910 $104,303
Yellow Medicine County 11.0% 10.3% 9.7% 1.13× 239 $69,009

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